YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers

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howtogeek.com
  • YouTube is intensifying efforts to combat adblockers, including blocking video playback and warning users of potential account suspension.
  • Increased ads on YouTube have driven many users to adblockers, hurting both YouTube’s ad revenue and content creators reliant on ad-based income.
  • Despite these measures, many users are leaving YouTube or finding workarounds, leading creators to seek alternative revenue streams off-platform.
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Linus

Let's hope he doesn't have access to any critical email account related to that service.

I'm out of the loop. What's that referencing?

Linus got phished out of his twitter account recently.

Respect where it's due. He owned it and was transparent so everyone can learn. Apparently he was at a pool party and just about to throw the burgers on the grill when he got an email that said his account was logged into from Turkey or Russia or someplace.

He panicked a bit, because of the last time his YouTube account was hacked he felt like acting quickly was the only thing that help it not be worse. I think he clicked the link in the email and "logged in" and boom. Got em.

Caught him at the right time and place and it all aligned to burn him.

That sucks. Thanks for the info.

Did he end up getting his account back?